Explore the Family Name Griebel

The meaning of Griebel

1. South German: variant of Grübel (see Grable). 2. South German: topographic name for someone living in a hollow, from a diminutive of Middle High German gruobe ‘hollow’. 3. North German: habitational name from a place so named in Holstein.

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How common is the last name Griebel in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Griebel has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 19,727th most popular surname in the United States, while it climbed to the 19,654th position by 2010, marking a 0.37% change. The count of individuals with the Griebel surname also increased from 1,264 in 2000 to 1,371 in 2010, a rise of 8.47%. However, the proportion per 100k people slightly decreased from 0.47 to 0.46, reflecting a -2.13% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,727	#19,654	0.37%
Count	1,264	1,371	8.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.46	-2.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Griebel

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people carrying the Griebel surname identify as White, with 97.55% in 2000 and 95.04% in 2010. Notably, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.87% in 2000 to 2.63% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more races also went up from 0.63% to 1.02%. Data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander was available in 2000 but suppressed in 2010 for privacy. No individuals identified as Black in either year, while the 2010 census saw a small percentage (0.73%) identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.55%	95.04%	-2.57%
Hispanic	0.87%	2.63%	202.3%
Two or More Races	0.63%	1.02%	61.9%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%